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Recent Examples of boxy
My favorite oversized option at the moment is Illusory's Oversized Batwing Sweater, with drop shoulders and a boxy fit that completes a casual look paired with my favorite pair of jeans.
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Its current bestsellers include wide-leg trousers, boxy shirts and tailored bomber jackets.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
The two-door sports a streamlined, boxy design that has, unfortunately, all but disappeared from today’s roads.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
The coat itself features the peacoat's traditional design elements, including wide lapels, a boxy shape, and double-breasted buttons—which are in this case flat and metallic.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2025
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Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
Its current bestsellers include wide-leg trousers, boxy shirts and tailored bomber jackets.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
The two-door sports a streamlined, boxy design that has, unfortunately, all but disappeared from today’s roads.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025
The coat itself features the peacoat's traditional design elements, including wide lapels, a boxy shape, and double-breasted buttons—which are in this case flat and metallic.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxy
Adjective
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If they’re not cut properly, curtain bangs can look blocky and unnatural, failing to blend into the rest of your lengths.—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
Refinery29,
11 Dec. 2025
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Meta’s Reality Labs division has racked up more than $70 billion in losses since 2021, according to Bloomberg, burning through cash on blocky virtual environments, glitchy avatars, expensive headsets, and a user base of approximately 38 people as of 2022.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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At the time, many economists who had long known Hassett, including Baker, considered the cubic-fit episode a fluke.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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Dam operators increased releases nearly tenfold from 1,856 cubic feet per second on Christmas Day to 16,135 on Monday.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Even the workpiece itself was cubical.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Boxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxy. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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